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Final Sea Secrets Lecture Focuses on the Florida Everglades

MIAMI — May 8, 2012 — The final
Sea Secrets Lecture of the 2012 season will take place on
May 16 at 6:00 p.m. It will feature accomplished field
biologist and wildlife photographer, Mac Stone. Ever since
early settlers arrived in Florida, the Southern Everglades were
feared and revered by even the bravest explorers who dared to
enter its waters. Poets, writers, and scientists came to regard
this tropical estuary as one of nature’s most brilliant
displays of life. In the last hundred years however, increased
competition for fresh water has impacted the coastal and marine
environment, endangering one of the state’s most
biodiverse habitats.

Join Stone, who has been working with the National Audubon Society for more
than two years in Florida Bay documenting and studying this
complex ecosystem. Combining science and artistry, he paints a
vivid picture of the interconnectedness of Florida’s fresh
and saltwater communities and what we must do to preserve them.

UM’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
and the Ocean Research and Education Foundation host the
popular Sea Secrets lecture series. The events are free and
open to the public, and are designed to provide insight and
information about the oceans that cover two-thirds of our
planet, and much of which, are still an enigma. Lectures are
preceded by a reception at 5:30p.m. Sea Secrets is sponsored by
the Rosenstiel School of Atmospheric Science, The Shepard Broad
Foundation, The Charles N. and Eleanor Knight Leigh Foundation,
Southern Wine & Spirits and is organized by Robert N.
Ginsburg.

About the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel SchoolThe University of Miami is the largest private research
institution in the southeastern United States. The
University’s mission is to provide quality education,
attract and retain outstanding students, support the faculty
and their research, and build an endowment for University
initiatives. Founded in the 1940’s, the Rosenstiel School
of Marine & Atmospheric Science has grown into one of the
world’s premier marine and atmospheric research
institutions. Offering dynamic interdisciplinary academics, the
Rosenstiel School is dedicated to helping communities to better
understand the planet, participating in the establishment of
environmental policies, and aiding in the improvement of
society and quality of life. For more information, please
visitwww.rsmas.miami.edu.